Revelation 9:5 | |
NASB: And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man. (NASB ©1995) GWT: They were not allowed to kill them. They were only allowed to torture them for five months. Their torture was like the pain of a scorpion's sting. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. ASV: And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man. BBE: And orders were given them not to put them to death, but to give them great pain for five months: and their pain was as the pain from the wound of a scorpion. DBY: and it was given to them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. WEY: Their mission was not to kill, but to cause awful agony for five months; and this agony was like that which a scorpion inflicts when it stings a man. WBS: And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. WEB: They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a person. YLT: and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment [is] as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man; | |
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